Rita Ramanauskaitė Explained

Rita Ramanauskaitė
Birth Date:22 November 1970
Birth Place:Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:175cm (69inches)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Sport:Javelin

Rita Ramanauskaitė (born 22 November 1970) is a female javelin thrower from Lithuania. Born in Kaunas, her personal best throw of 62.69 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Saint-Denis, is the Lithuanian record.

She competed at the World Championships in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 and the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but only reached the final round in 1997, when she finished twelfth.

Achievements

Representing
1994Helsinki, Finland5th61.54 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, Georgia, United States22nd56.94 m
1997Athens, Greece12th57.38 m
1998Budapest, Hungary11th
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain14th58.60 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia13th59.21 m
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada15th57.43 m
2002Kaunas, Lithuaniabgcolor=silver2nd49.55 m
2003World ChampionshipsParis, France14th57.13 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece31st55.17 m

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